148th Pa. regiment

148th Pa. regiment

More than 700 men from Centre County joined Union forces after President Abraham Lincoln called for more able-bodied men to fight the rebellion from the South. These men formed the nucleus of the 148th Pennsylvania Infantry, which also became known as the Centre County regiment, and were led by Col. James A. Beaver, who would later become the 20th governor of Pennsylvania and serve as acting president of Penn State.